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Boston bombing suspect captured: President Obama praises law enforceme...

April 20, 2013 no comments

President Barack Obama delivered a statement on Friday evening, following the capture of the remaining suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnev, 19, wanted in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings. Dzhokhar ...

President Obama says Boston Marathon bombings an “act of terror&...

April 16, 2013 no comments

US President Barack Obama has confirmed the Boston Marathon bombings which killed three people and injured 276, according to the New York Times, was in fact an “act of terror.” In a press...

United States, Gen. Buhari back amnesty consideration for Boko Haram s...

April 11, 2013 no comments

The United States is backing the Nigerian government’s plan to grant amnesty to members of the Boko Haram sect. A political counsellor at the US Embassy in Abuja, Gregory Lawless, said the Amer...

US consulate general says expatriate abducted in Lagos, warns American...

March 25, 2013 1 comment

The U.S. consulate general in Lagos is warning Americans in Nigeria to be cautious. According to the AP, the consulate issued the security warning after an expatriate was kidnapped in Lagos. The kidn...

Gates cancels official visit to Nigeria, US displeased with nationR...

March 19, 2013 no comments

President Goodluck Jonathan’s controversial state pardon for VIP ex-convict Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is drawing negative reactions from as far as the United States. America’s richest man, ...

Gunman kills three in Colorado; he’s shot down by police in fire...

January 5, 2013 no comments

Police in Colorado have said a gunman shot dead three people at a residence before he was killed in a shootout with police officers. According to the UK Guardian, a police special weapons team was ca...

Couple married for 65 years die within hours of each other holding han...

January 5, 2013 no comments

Daily Mail – A Minnesota couple, hopelessly in love for all 65 years of their marriage, have died within hours of each other in what could be considered the most romantic symbol of their eterna...

24-year old Nigerian woman sentenced to 80 years in jail by Houston co...

November 24, 2012 no comments

Jessica Tata, the 24-year old Nigerian woman charged with the accidental deaths of three children, as well as injuring several others in Houston, Texas, has been sentenced to 80 years in prison. A Ho...

No “magic formula” in dealing with Boko Haram, US govt. sa...

November 18, 2012 1 comment

The United State government has said that while there is no “magic formula” to ending the Boko Haram insurgency, it is important for the Nigerian Federal Government to adopt a “disc...

President Goodluck Jonathan congratulates Obama on re-election

November 7, 2012 no comments

NAN – President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday congratulated United States President Barack Obama on his re-election. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Ab...

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